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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query-continue>
    <recentchanges rccontinue="20230225221548|13173" />
  </query-continue>
  <query>
    <recentchanges>
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      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Floor Panel Buttons" pageid="2281" revid="4331" old_revid="3721" rcid="13182" timestamp="2023-09-11T19:36:02Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Npc talk pl V3" pageid="2395" revid="4330" old_revid="4151" rcid="13181" timestamp="2023-08-08T03:41:35Z" />
      <rc type="log" ns="2" title="User:VerdantCross" pageid="0" revid="0" old_revid="0" rcid="13180" timestamp="2023-07-10T06:20:49Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Special characters" pageid="2349" revid="4329" old_revid="4267" rcid="13179" timestamp="2023-07-06T04:07:48Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Map Collision" pageid="2305" revid="4328" old_revid="4327" rcid="13178" timestamp="2023-04-11T20:53:32Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Map Collision" pageid="2305" revid="4327" old_revid="4292" rcid="13177" timestamp="2023-04-11T20:50:40Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Symbol Chat Object" pageid="2360" revid="4326" old_revid="4040" rcid="13176" timestamp="2023-03-21T17:30:06Z" />
      <rc type="edit" ns="0" title="Get vector from path" pageid="2431" revid="4325" old_revid="4324" rcid="13175" timestamp="2023-03-20T03:23:12Z" />
      <rc type="new" ns="0" title="Get vector from path" pageid="2431" revid="4324" old_revid="0" rcid="13174" timestamp="2023-03-20T03:23:02Z" />
    </recentchanges>
  </query>
</api>